exhibition review: “An Indigenous Present” at ICA Boston

Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Pink Slips 2, 2023. Acrylic polymer, cotton muslin, steel pin and paper. 44 1/4 x 22 inches (112.4 x 55.9 cm.)(each).

A pair of elongated red-stained hide-like forms are mounted side by side on a white wall, their surfaces mottled and textured like treated animal skins.

“An Indigenous Present” is at ICA Boston through March 8, 2026. From there, the exhibition will move to the Frist Art Museum in Nashville (June 26 through September 27, 2026) and the Frye Art Museum in Seattle (November 7, 2026, through February 14, 2027).

exhibition review: “An Indigenous Present” at ICA Boston